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Author (up) Simmons, J.; Ziemkiewicz, P.; Black, D.C.
Title Use of Steel Slag Leach Beds for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Mine Water Env. Abbreviated Journal
Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 91-99
Keywords acid mine drainage Beaver Creek check dam leach beds leaching metal sequestration mine water leaching procedure open limestone channel steel slag West Virginia
Abstract Steel slag from the Waylite steel-making plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was leached with acidic mine drainage (AMD) of a known quality using an established laboratory procedure. Leaching continued for 60 cycles and leachates were collected after each cycle. Results indicated that the slag was very effective at neutralizing acidity. The AMD/slag leachates contained higher average concentrations of Ba, V, Mn, Cr, As, Ag, and Se and lower average concentrations of Sb, Fe, Zn, Be, Cd, Tl, Ni, Al, Cu, and Pb than the untreated AMD. Based on these tests, slag leach beds were constructed at the abandoned McCarty mine site in Preston County, West Virginia. The leach beds were constructed as slag check dams below limestone-lined settling basins. Acid water was captured in limestone channels and directed into basins to leach through the slag dams and discharge into a tributary of Beaver Creek. Since installation in October 2000, the system has been consistently producing net alkaline, pH 9 water. The treated water is still net alkaline and has a neutral pH after it encounters several other acidic seeps downstream.
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Notes Use of Steel Slag Leach Beds for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage; 1; FG 20 Abb., 4 Tab.; AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17421 Serial 249
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Author (up) Wildeman, T.R.; Bednar, A.J.; Gusek, J.J.; Pinto, A.
Title A review of the passive treatment of arsenic Hardrock mining 2002; issues shaping the industry Type Book Chapter
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords acid mine drainage; arsenic; case studies; chemical properties; drainage; experimental studies; laboratory studies; metals; mines; Nevada; passive treatment; pollution; tailings; toxic materials; United States; waste water 22, Environmental geology
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Notes A review of the passive treatment of arsenic Hardrock mining 2002; issues shaping the industry; GeoRef; English; 2007-046184; Hardrock mining 2002; issues shaping the industry, Westminster, CO, United States, May 7-9, 2002 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, United States Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5627 Serial 210
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Author (up) Wiseman, I.
Title Constructed wetlands for minewater treatment Type RPT
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 125
Keywords Sewage Ecology Constructed wetlands — Wales Mineral industries — Waste disposal Mine water Water quality management — Wales Pelenna minewaters Water pollution & oil pollution Hydrology & limnology
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Notes Constructed wetlands for minewater treatment; Opac Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 7122 Serial 207
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Author (up) Wolkersdorfer, C.
Title Mine water tracing Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Geological Society Special Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume - Issue 198 Pages 47-60
Keywords Groundwater problems and environmental effects Pollution and waste management non radioactive geomechanics abstracts: excavations (77 10 10) geological abstracts: environmental geology (72 14 2) flooding seepage abandoned mine tracer groundwater flow
Abstract This paper describes how tracer tests can be used in flooded underground mines to evaluate the hydrodynamic conditions or reliability of dams. Mine water tracer tests are conducted in order to evaluate the flow paths of seepage water, connections from the surface to the mine, and to support remediation plans for abandoned and flooded underground mines. There are only a few descriptions of successful tracer tests in the literature, and experience with mine water tracing is limited. Potential tracers are restricted due to the complicated chemical composition or low pH mine waters. A new injection and sampling method ('LydiA'-technique) overcomes some of the problems in mine water tracing. A successful tracer test from the Harz Mountains in Germany with Lycopodium clavatum, microspheres and sodium chloride is described, and the results of 29 mine water tracer tests indicate mean flow velocities of between 0.3 and 1.7 m min-1.
Address C. Wolkersdorfer, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Lehrstuhl fur Hydrogeologie, Gustav-Zeuner-Strasse 12, Freiberg, Sachsen D-09599, Germany c.wolke@tu-freiberg.de
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Notes Mine water tracing; 2463597; United-Kingdom 71; Geobase Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17528 Serial 83
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Author (up) Wolkersdorfer, C.; Younger, P.L.
Title Passive mine water treatment as an alternative to active systems Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Grundwasser Abbreviated Journal
Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages 67-77
Keywords Groundwater quality geographical abstracts: physical geography hydrology (71 6 11) water treatment groundwater pollution water quality mine
Abstract For the treatment of contaminated mine waters reliable treatment methods with low investment and operational costs are essential. Therefore, passive treatment systems recently have been installed in Great Britain and in Germany (e.g. anoxic limestone drains, constructed wetlands, reactive barriers, roughing filters) and during the last eight years such systems successfully treated mine waters, using up to 6 ha of space. In some cases with highly contaminated mine water, a combination of active and passive systems should be applied, as in any case the water quality has to reach the limits. Because not all the processes of passive treatment systems are understood in detail, current research projects (e.g. EU-project PIRAMID) were established to clarify open questions.
Address Dr. Ch. Wolkersdorfer, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Lehrstuhl fur Hydrogeologie, Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 12, Freiberg/Saichen 09596, Germany c.wolke@tu-freiberg.de
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Notes Passive mine water treatment as an alternative to active systems; 2428851; Passive Grubenwasserreinigung als Alternative zu aktiven Systemen. Germany 51; Geobase Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17530 Serial 202
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